#6ACBB4

Closest named color: Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA). oklch(77.6% 0.098 176.2), rgb(106, 203, 180).

Black text reads best on this color (10.81:1).

About this color

#6ACBB4 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.098 and its hue 176°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.81:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (78%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.098)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA)
Black text	10.81:1
White text	1.94:1

Values

HEX	#6ACBB4
RGB	rgb(106, 203, 180)
HSL	hsl(166, 48%, 61%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.6% 0.098 176.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #6ACBB4	1.94:1	Fails	Lc -41.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #6ACBB4	10.81:1	AAA	Lc 66.8	Content text, not long reading
#6ACBB4 text on white	1.94:1	Fails	Lc 37.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6ACBB4 text on black	10.81:1	AAA	Lc -65.4	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#EDF9F5

oklch(97.2% 0.014 174.2)
Step 100
100

#D7F0E9

oklch(93.5% 0.028 177)
Step 200
200

#B4E6D8

oklch(88.6% 0.055 176)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#6ACBB4

oklch(77.6% 0.098 176.2)
Step 400
400

#00BB9E

oklch(70.8% 0.132 176.2)
Step 500
500

#00A087

oklch(63.1% 0.118 176.3)
Step 600
600

#008771

oklch(55.7% 0.104 175.8)
Step 700
700

#00715F

oklch(49% 0.091 176.5)
Step 800
800

#005D4D

oklch(42.7% 0.08 175.6)
Step 900
900

#004D40

oklch(37.6% 0.07 176.4)
Step 950
950

#002E26

oklch(26.9% 0.05 177.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6ACBB4 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#C5C1B3	0.104
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B5B5B6	0.099
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#41CDC4	0.031
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BABABA	0.099